Tulane University
LA · Private · South · National university · Top 100 tier · 6,839 undergraduates (medium)
Admission rates
Latest admit rates
How much of the class comes from ED
~65% of enrolled freshmen were admitted through Early Decision.
This is a share of the freshman class, not an admit rate.
† Regular round (est.) = (all admitted students − Early Decision admits) ÷ (all applicants − Early Decision applicants). It also includes Early Action, because the Common Data Set does not report Early Action counts.
Trends, Fall 2020–Fall 2025
Admission rates
ED share of the enrolled freshman class (% of first-years admitted ED, not an admit rate)
Early plans
Fall 2027 applicants
Testing
Testing policy
Superscoring
What this means:
- SAT
- Superscores
- ACT
- Superscores
Source ↗ · checked Nov 3, 2026
Test-optional (required for Pathways to Medicine). Report each date as received; Tulane computes the superscore. ACT Science included if provided.
How to send scores
Self-report accepted; official scores only after admission/enrollment
Do not self-superscore; report each test date exactly as received.
School’s words: “Applicants may self-report scores or submit scores via the testing agency. ... Official test scores from the testing agency are required of students who are admitted and choose to enroll. ... should report all scores from single test dates only and should not recalculate their own superscores.”
Source ↗ · checked Nov 3, 2026
Students submitting scores
‡ Est. % submitting scores adds the share of enrolled first-years who submitted the SAT to the share who submitted the ACT.
Score ranges (middle 50%)
Enrolled first-years who submitted scores, Fall 2025. A quarter scored below the range and a quarter above.
Trends, Fall 2020–Fall 2025
Share of enrolled students submitting scores
SAT composite, middle 50%
ACT composite, middle 50%
Year-by-year data, Fall 2020–Fall 2025
| CDS year | Admitted | Admit rate | ED rate | ED share of class | Est. % submitting | % SAT | % ACT | SAT mid-50 | ACT mid-50 | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | Common Data Set not found online | ||||||||||
| 2020-21 | 4,877 | 11.1% | 23.2% | 51% | 98% | 30% | 68% | 1360-1470 | 30-33 | ||
| 2021-22 | 4,385 | 9.6% | 31.4% | 60% | 56% | 15% | 41% | 1380-1490 | 30-33 | ||
| 2022-23 | 3,621 | 11.5% | 67.9% | 68% | 50% | 16% | 34% | 1400-1500 | 31-33 | ||
| 2023-24 | Not reported | Not reported | 68.1% | Not reported | 45% | 14% | 31% | 1400-1490 | 31-33 | ||
| 2024-25 | 4,559 | 14% | 59.4% | 63% | 41% | 13% | 28% | 1410-1500 | 31-34 | ||
| 2025-26 | 4,763 | 14.5% | 58.2% | 65% | 38% | 11% | 27% | 1430-1500 | 32-34 | ||
Waitlist admit rate
Share of students who stayed on the waitlist and were later admitted, by entering class.
- 2025: 2%
- 2024: 19%
- 2023: 2%
- 2022: 0.1%
- 2021: 0%
Test policy in each Common Data Set
History only. The current policy is under Testing above.
- Fall 2027 Test-optional2025-26 CDS
- Fall 2026 Test-optional2024-25 CDS
- Fall 2025 Not reported2023-24 CDS
- Fall 2024 Test-optional2022-23 CDS
- Fall 2023 Required for some2021-22 CDS
- Fall 2022 Required for some2020-21 CDSThis form’s own wording says Fall 2021; every CDS here is read as covering the fall two years after its first year.
- Fall 2021 CDS not available2019-20 CDS